MONTGOMERY – Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) on Thursday announced a slate of new vice chairman and other important committee appointments that will begin during the 2014 Regular Legislative Session.

“I am confident that this group of legislators will continue our successful efforts to fundamentally change how Montgomery operates,” said Hubbard. “Our work over the past three years has placed Alabama firmly on the road to reform and this year will be no different. Each of these individuals is uniquely qualified to fill …

Republicans in the House of Representatives understand that the rights of Alabamians are under constant threat from an ever-expanding and encroaching federal government, committed liberal activists, and entrenched special interests fighting to preserve the dysfunctional status quo. For that reason, House Republicans propose this “We Dare Defend Our Rights” agenda for the 2013 legislative session, and will prioritize their work to ensure that each of these items become law.

Based upon the official state motto, adopted in 1923 at the suggestion of State Archives Director Marie …